Following a series of articles concerning Coventry and Warwickshire's Sustainability and Transformation Plan (STP), in which we said that the A&E Department, Maternity and Childrens' Unit at GEH were set to close and move to UHCW the STP board has confirmed that plans for a single A&E and Maternity Unit for Coventry and Warwickshire have not been discussed or agreed as part of the STP planning process, that no decisions have been made for the future of A & E or Maternity Services at the George Eliot Hospital and that no changes will be made to any service without full engagement with public and staff.

Further, UHCW state: “The STP plans are not about hospitals closing. It is about designing services differently with the resources that we have and focusing on preventing physical and mental ill health. The joint vision across health and social care is to work together to deliver high quality care which supports our communities to live well, stay independent and enjoy life.”